Historic homes & streets
Explore cottages, landmarks, neighborhoods, and the stories behind familiar addresses.
Collection in progressA living archive of Ocean Springs
Every item
tells a story.
Every item tells a story.
Discover the people and places that shaped Ocean Springs
Then & now
Compare changing streets, buildings, names, and lot lines across the years.
Browse CollectionsAdvertisements & ephemera
Browse old advertisements, menus, notices, brochures, labels, and other pieces of everyday local life.
View the collectionVirtual Art Museum
Explore the work of Ocean Springs artists and the places they captured.
Visit the museumCollections
Explore local bottles, Shearwater pottery, canned goods, and oyster jars.
Browse collectionsCemetery stories
Rediscover our historic cemeteries and the people who made Ocean Springs.
Collection in progress
Coastal history
Along the waterfront
A future guide to the shoreline, seafood heritage, storms, and life on Biloxi Bay.
Guide in preparationNature
Birds of the coast
Photographs of birds seen around the shoreline, marshes, bayous, and neighborhoods.
View photo gallerySelf-guided
Historic tree trail
Meet Ocean Springs’ notable trees and the stories connected to the places where they grow.
Explore the trailPhoto collection
Native plants and flowers
Photographs of native plants, seasonal blooms, and flowering trees found around Ocean Springs and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
View photo galleryA town through time
Old Biloxi
to Ocean Springs
About this project
History belongs to everyone.
Old Biloxi is being created as an independent place to gather and share Ocean Springs history and useful local guides. The first collections are now being prepared.